Vaccinium myrsinites |
Vaccinium ovatum |
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evergreen huckleberry |
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Habit | Evergreen, spreading to upright shrub, 0.5-4 m. tall, the young stems pubescent. | |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, aligned horizontally along the stem, short-petiolate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, leathery, bright gloss-green on the upper surface, lighter beneath, the margins thickened and sharply serrulate. |
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Flowers | Flowers axillary in 3- to 10-flowered racemes; corolla entire, bright pinkish, narrowly bell-shaped, about 7.5 mm. long, the 5 lobes short and spreading; filaments densely pubescent; anthers with long, straight pore-bearing tubes but without awns; ovary inferior. |
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Fruits | Fruit a berry, deep purplish-black, 4-7 mm. broad, glaucous or shining. |
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Vaccinium myrsinites |
Vaccinium ovatum |
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Identification notes | Our only Vaccinium species with leathery, evergreen leaves and flowers in recemes. | |
Flowering time | April-August | |
Habitat | Coniferous forests at low elevations. | |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California.
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Origin | Native | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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